Crap Towns / Saffron Walden / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Saffron Walden?
Saffron Walden has 2 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.2 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 1 public pool has closed for good, in 2017. It closed for financial reasons.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2017 | Financial |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Sawston | 12.6 km | 1.4 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 17.7 km | 1.2 |
| Saffron Walden | – | 1.2 |
| Cambridge | 21.8 km | 1.0 |
| Great Dunmow | 17.8 km | 1.0 |
| Haverhill | 15.3 km | 0.7 |
| Royston | 18.8 km | 0.6 |
| Buntingford | 20.1 km | 0.0 |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 16.3 km | 0.0 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 13.7 km | 0.0 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 17.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |